Webb Telescope Could Reveal Big Secrets of Our Universe From Space Dust
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is gearing up to deliver incredible new images of distant worlds and far-flung galaxies, but the new infrared space observatory…
Astronomy
Hubble Portrait of a Globular Cluster: A Multitude of Glittering Stars
This observation from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the globular cluster Terzan 2 in the constellation Scorpio. Found in a wide variety of galaxies,…
NASA Releases List of Stunning Cosmic Targets for Webb Telescope’s First Images
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will soon reveal unprecedented and detailed views of the universe, with the upcoming release of its first full-color images and…
Undead Planets: The Bizarre Conditions of the First Exoplanet Detection
30 years ago, the first-ever exoplanets were discovered around a rapidly rotating star, called a pulsar. Now, astronomers have revealed that these planets may be…
Are There Anti-Stars (Made of Antimatter) Around Us?
Are there anti-stars around us? Answer from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. What if some of the antimatter that was thought to have disappeared was…
The End of the Cosmic Dawn: Settling a Two-Decade Debate
Astronomers determine the time when all the neutral hydrogen gas between galaxies produced by the Big Bang became fully ionized. A group of astronomers has…
Key Building Blocks for Life Discovered in Cloud Near Center of Our Galaxy
Key precursors for life on Earth are abundant in interstellar molecular clouds and could have arrived on Earth inside comets and meteors. Nitriles, a class…
18 Million Miles per Hour: Star With the Shortest Orbital Period Around Black Hole Discovered
A newly discovered star only takes four years to travel around the black hole at the center of our Milky Way. Astronomers have discovered the…
Webb Space Telescope’s Glorious First Images: Fine Guidance Sensor Provides a Preview
We are just five days away from the July 12th release of the first full-color images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, but how does…
Beautiful Cosmic Creature Accelerates Particles From Head
The European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton spacecraft has X-rayed this beautiful cosmic creature, known as the Manatee Nebula, pinpointing the location of unusual particle acceleration in…
Hubble Spies a Galactic Gem: Unusual Multi-Armed Galaxy Merger
Galaxy CGCG 396-2, an unusual multi-armed galaxy merger that lies around 520 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Orion, is captured in this stunning…
Astronomer Says New Webb Space Telescope Images “Almost Brought Him to Tears”
The scientific and astronomical communities are eagerly waiting for Tuesday, July 12th, to come around. That is the day when NASA promises to release the…
Unusual Fossil Galaxy Discovered on Outskirts of Andromeda – Could Reveal History of the Universe
Gemini North telescope reveals a relict of the earliest galaxies. A unique ultra-faint dwarf galaxy has been discovered on the outer fringes of the Andromeda…
Hubble Spots Turquoise Seas in the Large Magellanic Cloud
In this Hubble Space Telescope image from 2014, brightly glowing plumes of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) appear almost like an ocean current with turquoise-tinted currents and nebulous…
Is Something Else Hidden at the Center of the Milky Way?
Precise Insights into the Supermassive Black Hole in the Milky Way’s Heart Astronomers use Gemini Observatory and an international telescope collaboration to shed light on…
Another Primary Webb Space Telescope Instrument Gets the “Go for Science”
Recently, NIRISS, one of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s four primary scientific instruments concluded its postlaunch preparations and was declared ready for science. Now a…
Auroras Incoming? Giant Sunspot Has Doubled in Size and Is Pointed Right at Earth
Sunspots are usually not a cause for concern, even if they double in size overnight and grow to be twice the size of the Earth…
Astronomy & Astrophysics 101: Dark Matter
What is Dark Matter? Dark matter is a form of matter that cannot currently be observed directly, but is estimated to comprise about 85% of…
